Project Progress

Kirill Solovev, founder and chairman of Gomining, stated that Bitcoin mining trades at a discount to the asset itself and urged the industry to build payment infrastructure rather than pivot to artificial intelligence. Public Bitcoin miners signed tens of billions of dollars in AI data center

According to Bitcoin.com News, Gomining has rolled out GoBTC, a protocol enabling users to pay directly with bitcoin on Layer-1. The solution features a 0.2% merchant fee, instant retail approval, and final on-chain settlement within 12 hours, utilizing a 2-of-3 multi-signature scheme split

According to PANews, on June 20, Pudgy Penguins announced its Vibes Series 3 trading card game has entered Target stores nationwide across all U.S. channels. The expansion marks the project's largest retail push to date. With the new series in circulation, Pudgy Penguins trading cards have reached a

According to CoinDesk, Algorand Foundation released a quantum-resistant upgrade roadmap on June 20, targeting network-wide quantum safety by end of 2027 through 2028. The roadmap outlines a phased approach beginning in 2026, with the first phase introducing post-quantum account systems,

According to PANews on June 20, the Hyperliquid community criticized HyperEVM's positioning and developer experience, arguing the execution layer was not designed as a general Ethereum environment but as a specialized layer for Hypercore interactions. Community members noted that the current design

According to a security analysis report from Zodiac, the team disclosed a vulnerability in Zodiac Roles Modifier stemming from a defect in ERC-1271 transaction signature verification logic. The system relied solely on the returned magic value to determine signature validity without verifying

According to Binance founder CZ during an interview on the Galaxy Brains podcast on June 20, AI-powered trading agents and payment capabilities will arrive within months. CZ noted that while AI can help users book tickets or execute trades, it requires payment and transfer capabilities. Current paym

According to BlockBeats, Binance founder CZ stated on June 20 during a Galaxy Brains podcast interview that he no longer operates an exchange, allowing more time to engage with developers. CZ expressed excitement about BNB Chain's next iteration, which will be faster, cheaper, and include enhanced p

According to PANews, on June 20, ENS DAO launched a Temp Check governance proposal to expand ENS Foundation's authority across operations management, grant programs, and long-term fund management. The proposal stipulates that ENS token holders retain ultimate control over

According to BlockBeats, on June 20, Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated that Aave V4 could reshape on-chain securities financing, targeting a market worth trillions of dollars. Securities financing represents one of Wall Street's largest but least publicized markets, with the U.S. repo market

According to THORChain, on June 20, the network entered the final phase of recovery with KeyVerify protocol validation underway. The protocol verifies each node's keyshare integrity to confirm vault security before the churn process, which will transfer all network funds to new vaults. The churn ti

According to BlockBeats, Venus Protocol launched a tokenized stock (bStocks) collateral lending market on BNB Chain today (June 20). Users can now deposit on-chain U.S. stock assets such as TSLAB, NVDAB, and SPCXB into Venus Core Pool as collateral to borrow USDT and USDC while maintaining their sto

According to AllUnity, the company has launched SEKAU, a Swedish krona-backed stablecoin fully reserved 1:1 and compliant under Europe's MiCA framework. AllUnity, backed by DWS, Flow Traders, and Galaxy, designed SEKAU as a regulated e-money token with redemption rights at par for holders. The laun

According to CEO Brian Armstrong on X, Coinbase announced three new products on June 18: pre-IPO perpetual futures, stock options, and tokenized stocks, expanding its "everything exchange" platform. The announcement affects active traders, developers, and Base users. Coinbase Advanced, the

According to BlockBeats, Andre Cronje resigned from the Sonic Labs board on June 20, releasing a statement to clarify his role amid confusion over his responsibilities. Cronje emphasized he is not Fantom's founder but rather the original technical architect of the Fantom network, having joined as a

According to ChainCatcher, Reality, a compliant RWA issuance platform under Bitget, announced today that its rToken series has reached $50 million in assets under management (AUM). Launched in May 2026, rTokens are backed 1:1 by underlying assets held by licensed custodians and can be used as

Sonic announced on June 20 a major leadership restructuring, with Matt Visser appointed as chief executive officer. Michael Kong, Andre Cronje, and David Richardson will step down from the Sonic Labs board, while Kosta Kourkoumelis joins the company as chief operating officer.

Trent Van Epps, a former Ethereum Foundation contributor who coordinated funding for core developers, warned that the engineers maintaining Ethereum's base layer could face a funding shortfall within three to nine months. The warning cites recent spending cuts at the Ethereum Foundation and the

The Algorand Foundation published a comprehensive post-quantum cryptography roadmap on June 18, committing the blockchain network to achieve broad quantum resilience by the end of 2027. The timeline positions Algorand three years ahead of the US National Security Agency's January 2027 deadline for q

According to the Algorand Foundation, on June 18, the blockchain platform published a post-quantum cryptography roadmap committing to broad quantum resilience by the end of 2027, three years ahead of the U.S. National Security Agency's deadline. The rollout involves three phases: native